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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio has the very best flu exercise within the nation and one in every of solely 5 states with a “very excessive” designation, in line with CDC flu information launched on Friday.
Nevertheless, the information lags a number of days.
Arkansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico and Ohio all obtained “very excessive” designations based mostly on influenza information from the week ending Feb. 24, the latest information launched from the CDC. Nevertheless, whereas the opposite 4 states obtained a flu rating of 11, Ohio scored a 12.
Ohio’s northwest and southwest counties noticed the biggest numbers of hospitalizations as a result of flu over the previous week.
Numbers of hospitalizations, ER visits and outpatient visits for flu-like signs continued to rise.
Nearly all indicators were trending above the five-year average for this time of yr, in line with the most recent information on the Ohio Division of Well being web site.
Through the week ending Feb. 24, the final weekly report, there have been 726 hospitalizations as a result of confirmed instances of influenza in Ohio. That’s up nearly 15% over the earlier week’s 631. As well as, the proportion of doctor visits jumped by 6% over the earlier week.
Though the precise species of flu virus in early-February surge is unknown, CDC monitoring of this yr’s flu strains reveals that they’ve been effectively lined by the 2023 vaccine. The CDC recommends getting a flu shot for many who haven’t already had one this season.
Study extra about the way to schedule a vaccination here.
